Gordius aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758
(a horsehair worm)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGordius aquaticus (a horsehair worm)
FamilyGORDIIDAE (a family of hairworms)
OrderGORDIOIDEA (Gordian or horsehair worms)
SubclassGORDIOIDA (a class of hairworms)
PhylumNEMATOMORPHA (Gordian or horsehair worms)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
de Villalobos, L.C., Ribera, I. & Bilton, D.T. 2001 First data of Iberian Nematomorpha, with redescription of Gordius aquaticus Linnaeus, G. plicatulus Heinze, Gordionus wolterstorffii (Camerano) and Paragordius tricuspidatus (Dufour) Contributions to Zoology Vol 70 (2): 73-84.

Gordius aquaticus (a horsehair worm) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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